Nationally, the figure remained largely the same in the month to July.
The number of people signing on the live register remained largely unchanged in the month to July.
The figure stands at 171,900 people.
That's just 100 fewer than the previous month, according to figures from the CSO.
In the midlands there are 11,224 people on the Live Register; over 4,100 in Westmeath - 3,546 in Laois and 3,540 in Offaly.